con vật

Vietnamese

Etymology

con +‎ vật. Likely started out as a noun phrase, but has become lexicalized.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔn˧˧ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [kɔŋ˧˧ jək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

con vật

1. (colloquial) an animal